Children's Home run by Blak Diamond Social Care Limited in Havering

Inspection report for children’s home: 2815119 1 Registered provider: Blak Diamond Social Care Limited

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Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This is a privately owned multi-building home that provides care for up to 3 children who experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of this inspection, 3 children were living across 3 homes. The inspector met with all children in the home.

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Information about this children’s home

This home and the manager registered with Ofsted on 27 November 2025.

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Overall experiences and progress of

children and young people, taking into account

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good

How well children and young people are helped and protected good

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good

The effectiveness of leaders and managers good

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good

The children’s home provides effective services that meet the requirements for good.

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good

Date of last inspection: not previously inspected

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: not applicable

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: not applicable Inspection report for children’s home: 2815119 2

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Summary of findings

Leaders and managers have high aspirations for children and are committed to ensuring that the children have good experiences and make progress. Staff have a strong understanding of children’s risks and needs and safeguard them well. The staff listen carefully to the children, and the children feel confident in sharing their views with staff.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children make good progress from their individual starting points. They build positive relationships with staff and can share their wishes and feelings with them. Staff have a clear understanding of children’s emotional wellbeing. When children experience times of emotional challenge, staff remain committed to them and continue to provide close support. This helps children to feel a sense of emotional security and stability.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff support children to engage in education. Two children engage with their tuition sessions daily and complete their homework. One child is currently reluctant to engage with staff or their care plan. However, the registered manager is actively involving the professional network to explore the best way to re-engage the child. This approach is intended to help the professional network to identify the risks impacting on the child’s progress and enable the child to feel understood.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children take part in a wide range of enjoyable activities, including those that reflect the children’s individual interests. Children engage in youth clubs, football and day trips to the beach, enabling them to develop social skills, stay active and make positive memories.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff support the children to keep in touch with people who are important to them, including parents and grandparents. The staff arrange family time at the home and in the community and work closely with the child’s family to support the child’s progress, safety and stability. This helps children to feel connected and to maintain their sense of identity.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children’s health needs are understood and met. The children are registered with local services, and they are encouraged to engage with mental health services as needed. The staff also work with the children’s mental health teams to reflect on their practice and consider how best to support the children in their care. Working together in this way means that care decisions are shaped around what each child needs to feel safe, understood and emotionally supported. Inspection report for children’s home: 2815119 3

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

The registered manager and staff have a strong understanding of children’s individual needs, risks and vulnerabilities. Children’s care plans and risk assessments are aligned with their local authority care plans. The risk assessments are regularly reviewed and updated, ensuring that staff recognise children’s triggers and respond to their changing needs effectively.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Incidents are managed well and children have clear behaviour management plans, which staff confidently use to de-escalate incidents. The plans have stage-by-stage guidance on how to respond to children and promote positive behaviour when they become upset. On the occasions that physical interventions are required, these actions are appropriate and necessary to help and protect children. Records of incidents and physical interventions are detailed and clear, enabling managers and staff to build an accurate picture of triggers and patterns, and of the actions taken to keep children safe. However, not all serious incidents have been reported to Ofsted in a timely way.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Conversations happen regularly with children to focus on their needs, risks and vulnerabilities. Staff use these opportunities to encourage positive behaviours and challenge harmful behaviours that place the child or others at risk. These reflective discussions help children to think about their actions, understand the impact of their behaviours and develop safer methods of coping. For example, staff have supported one child to use a boxing bag to release their anger and calm their emotions.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Incidents of going missing from the home are low. However, when children do go missing, staff respond quickly and appropriately, following missing-from-care protocols immediately. Staff search for children in the area and report them missing to safeguarding agencies, including the police and the child’s placing authority. They proactively work with the police, children’s families and friends to locate children, which means that children are located quickly. When children are found, staff support them to return to the home, providing reassurance and care.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Safer recruitment procedures are not robust. The employment gaps for two staff members were not fully checked and verified.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers are ambitious for children and dedicated to their progress. The registered manager is supported well by experienced deputy managers across the 3 homes. They all work effectively with children’s social workers, families and external agencies to promote positive outcomes. Feedback from children’s social workers and parents is positive.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff have a good understanding of safeguarding and recognise their responsibility to report concerns promptly to managers, the responsible individual or external agencies through the whistleblowing procedure. Staff benefit from regular safeguarding training, Inspection report for children’s home: 2815119 4 which strengthens their confidence and competence in identifying and responding to concerns.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff receive regular, reflective supervision that focuses on their professional development, the emotional impact of the work and, importantly, children’s risks, needs and progress. Leaders and managers ensure that staff receive sufficient training tailored to children’s needs and vulnerabilities. This includes training on child exploitation, deprivation of liberty, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. This equips staff to meet children’s needs effectively and promotes ongoing professional development.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Team meetings are regular, purposeful and reflective, giving staff space to be positively challenged and to explore children’s needs, risks and behaviours so that staff can better understand and meet those needs. Staff discuss therapeutic models and behaviour management strategies to strengthen their ability to recognise and respond to various stages of behaviours. This shared reflective practice helps the team to maintain consistent approaches and supports children to feel understood and safe. Staff development, including level 3 training, is prioritised and progress is monitored closely. This ensures that staff continue to build the knowledge and skills required to meet children’s needs and to provide effective care. Inspection report for children’s home: 2815119 5

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Statutory requirements

This section sets out the actions that the registered person(s) must take to meet the Care Standards Act 2000, The Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and the ‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’. The registered person(s) must comply within the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must notify HMCI and each other relevant person without delay if—

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Requirement Due date

there is an allegation of abuse against the home or a person working there;

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Requirement Due date

there is any other incident relating to a child which the registered person considers to be serious. (Regulation 40 (4)(c)(e))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, leaders and managers must ensure that serious incidents and allegations are reported to the local authority designated officer and Ofsted without delay.

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Requirement Due date

This requirement is repeated following the assurance inspection in February 2026. 15 June 2026

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must recruit staff using recruitment procedures that are designed to ensure children’s safety.

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Requirement Due date

full and satisfactory information is available in relation to the individual in respect of each of the matters in Schedule 2. (Regulation 32 (3)(d))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, leaders and managers must ensure that they check and verify gaps in the employment history of potential staff. 15 June 2026

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Information about this inspection

Inspectors have looked closely at the experiences and progress of children and young people, using the social care common inspection framework. This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000 to assess the effectiveness of the service, how it Inspection report for children’s home: 2815119 6 meets the core functions of the service as set out in legislation, and to consider how well it complies with The Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and the ‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’. Inspection report for children’s home: 2815119 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Blak Diamond Social Care Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Unit 4a Stanton Gate, 49 Mawney Road, Romford RM7 7HL

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Inspector

Amena Begum, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2815119 8 achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children’s social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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